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Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1933, this book provides a discussion of psychoanalysis aimed at 'those versed in other fields'. Although the book was written primarily for doctors, no technical language is used, nor are medical knowledge and experience taken for granted.
Table of ContentsPreface Ernest Jones; 1. Origin of the unconscious in disappointment, conflict and repression. The solution of conflict by illness; 2. Obstacles in the way of investigating the unconscious. Use of the psychoanalytic free-association technique; 3. Primitive sexual nature of the unconscious; 4. Infantile pleasure-seeking by the mouth; 5. Excretory pleasure-seeking and creation; 6. Phallic pleasure-seeking. The Oedipus complex and castration fears; 7. Anxiety and guilt; 8. Defence mechanisms. Primitive mental mechanisms. The use of the transference in treatment.
